Homeowners concerned about the level of erosion alongside a river in their Kenai Peninsula community have to consider other options to prevent the bank from collapsing after officials shot down their request to install a type of rock that would provide long-term stabilization.
The Peninsula Clarion reports homeowners in the Funny River community have been concerned about erosion along the river for over 15 years. Their past attempts at mitigating the problem have been unsuccessful, and the latest setback was dealt Monday.
The borough’s planning commission denied the group a permit to install riprap along the bank, citing risk to fish habitat. Commissioners also said there are still other options for homeowners to try and stabilize the bank, such as root wad and spruce revetments.
The river’s current wiped out spruce tree revetments installed by the homeowners in 2004 and 2006.
